1,049 miles of ice and snow: Best of Iditarod 2022 Sled Dog Race

Veteran musher Aaron Burmeister rides on a mostly bare-ice stretch of trail during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, as he reaches Unalakleet, Alaska, March 13, 2022.

Jeff King during the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 5, 2022.

Aaron Burmeister during the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 5, 2022.

Riley Dyche’s dog team during the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 5, 2022.

Sled dogs on the team of musher Ryan Redington run through newly fallen snow in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, March 5, 2022, during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

Yuka Honda during the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 5, 2022.

Matt Paveglio during the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 5, 2022.

Musher Brent Sass calls for his team to go as he departs the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Unalakleet, Alaska, U.S., March 12, 2022.

Brent Sass during the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 5, 2022.

Hugh Neff during the ceremonial start of the 50th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. March 5, 2022.

Musher Sean Williams' lead dogs jump just before they begin their run to Nome at the restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, March 6, 2022, in Willow, Alaska, U.S.

Musher Dallas Seavey tends to his team during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Unalakleet, Alaska, U.S., March 13, 2022.

Joe Taylor's dog Frances sticks her nose out of her window before the restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, March 6, 2022, in Willow, Alaska, U.S.

Ryan Redington mushes across Willow Lake during the restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, March 6, 2022, in Willow, Alaska, U.S.

Bridgett Watkins' team mushes across Willow Lake during the restart of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, March 6, 2022, in Willow, Alaska, U.S.